added 2007 Wed Jun 13 17:06:36 by Stephen Johnson
Republican and Democratic candidates have generally avoided the most extreme expressions of these movements but seem content to drift in their currents. Few have offered policy proposals that reach toward the middle by challenging the orthodoxy of their party
Republican and Democratic candidates have generally avoided the most extreme expressions of these movements but seem content to drift in their currents. Few have offered policy proposals that reach toward the middle by challenging the orthodoxy of their party
added 2007 Fri Jun 8 16:27:44 by Stephen Johnson
But the smart stuff is being drowned out by a fierce, bullying, often witless tone of intolerance that has overtaken the left-wing sector of the blogosphere. Anyone who doesn't move in lockstep with the most extreme voices is savaged and ridiculed - especially people like me who often agree with the liberal position but sometimes disagree and are t
But the smart stuff is being drowned out by a fierce, bullying, often witless tone of intolerance that has overtaken the left-wing sector of the blogosphere. Anyone who doesn't move in lockstep with the most extreme voices is savaged and ridiculed - especially people like me who often agree with the liberal position but sometimes disagree and are t
added 2007 Tue Jun 5 6:04:38 by Stephen Johnson
By Jay Cost - The immigration debate reminds me a bit of the debate on Social Security reform that Congress had a while ago. The deadlock from then and the deadlock I expect to see soon are not coincidental. Our system has what might be called a very strong status quo bias, one that makes it very hard to pass sweeping legislation.
By Jay Cost - The immigration debate reminds me a bit of the debate on Social Security reform that Congress had a while ago. The deadlock from then and the deadlock I expect to see soon are not coincidental. Our system has what might be called a very strong status quo bias, one that makes it very hard to pass sweeping legislation.
added 2007 Fri Jun 1 19:35:51 by ameliog
Our Founding Fathers would surely be confounded today by the way the democratic system upon which they founded this country is running out of steam.
Our Founding Fathers would surely be confounded today by the way the democratic system upon which they founded this country is running out of steam.
added 2007 Tue Apr 10 10:39:14 by Varadinum
With James Bond finally returning to form with Casino Royale and the Jason Bourne series reinventing just how smart and enjoyable an action flick can be, it's pretty safe to assume that the gritty superspy film is back with a vengeance. But it begs the question: which of these hardened killers is the best at what they do?
With James Bond finally returning to form with Casino Royale and the Jason Bourne series reinventing just how smart and enjoyable an action flick can be, it's pretty safe to assume that the gritty superspy film is back with a vengeance. But it begs the question: which of these hardened killers is the best at what they do?
added 2007 Mon Apr 9 18:30:57 by STONERS
It's hard to say which is scarier -- apocalyptic global warming scenarios or the economic impact of some of the proposals designed to prevent them.
It's hard to say which is scarier -- apocalyptic global warming scenarios or the economic impact of some of the proposals designed to prevent them.
added 2007 Sun Apr 8 19:23:06 by Varadinum
A Yellville man was arrested Thursday after allegedly breaking into and damaging a vacation home. Mark Wayne Gensler, 49, was charged with criminal mischief and residential burglary, according to a Baxter County Sheriff's Office news release.
A Yellville man was arrested Thursday after allegedly breaking into and damaging a vacation home. Mark Wayne Gensler, 49, was charged with criminal mischief and residential burglary, according to a Baxter County Sheriff's Office news release.
added 2007 Mon Mar 5 13:47:28 by Spadecaller
Hope will not assure Obama the presidency; nor will his current promises of what he will do as president in very general terms-as Obama adds: "All of this cannot come to pass until we bring an end to this war in Iraq."
Hope will not assure Obama the presidency; nor will his current promises of what he will do as president in very general terms-as Obama adds: "All of this cannot come to pass until we bring an end to this war in Iraq."
added 2007 Sat Feb 10 14:05:08 by Spadecaller
To take preventive action so that the President does not launch a war in Iran, can Congress stop the President? Experts from both sides believe so. If Bush were to violate such a law, they urged, Congress should file a lawsuit against him, and begin impeachment proceedings.
To take preventive action so that the President does not launch a war in Iran, can Congress stop the President? Experts from both sides believe so. If Bush were to violate such a law, they urged, Congress should file a lawsuit against him, and begin impeachment proceedings.
